Fact! 




Issued by the 
Chamber of Commerce 



Albany was organized as a city in 1686. | 

Albany was made capital of the State in 1 

1797. ! 

Albany has assessed valuation, real estate j 

owned by thecity, $6,472,430.00 ■ 

Albany has assessed valuation, real estate 1 

$64,814,205.00. j 

Albany has assessed valuation, corpora- 1 

tions, $1,156,800.00. I 

Albany has assessed valuation, personal, | 

$4,822,550.00 j 

Albany has assessed valuation, franchises, | 

$3,258,35000- 
Albany has property exempt from taxa- 
tion, $44,254,235.00. ! 

Albany has a tax rate (1907) of $1.94. 

Albany has one of the largest filtration ■ 

plants in the country, furnish- 1 

ing a supply of water that for ■ 

quality is unexcelled by any ■ 

city in the United States. i 

Albany has 98,374 inhabitants. i 

Albany has located within an area of 200 

miles one third of the popula- { 

tion of the United States. 1 

Albany is the natural trading centre of ; 
over 500,000 people. 

Albany has 87. 1 13 miles of paved streets. I 

Albany has six dififerent improved roads, j 

comprising over 50 miles in ,' 

length, leading into it, and | 

several other roads are being ' 

improved. ■ 

Albany has 99.344 miles of sewers. 

Albany has 17 parks. | 

Albany's parks comprise 306.6 acres. 



Albany's boulevards (under park care) 

comprise 95.4 acres. 
Albany's Bureau of Police has 

1 Chief S Station houses 

6 Captains 1 PoHce Stableman 
21 Sergeants 2 Police Patrol Drivers 
5 Detectives 
126 Patrolmen 
1 Surgeon 
1 Matron 

Albany's Bureau of Fire is equipped with 
11 Steam Fire Engines 
9 Combination Chemical Engines and 

Hose Wagons 
2 Aerial Fire Trucks 
2 City Fire Trucks 

163 Fire Alarm Stations and a Central 
Office System 

Albany's Bureau of Fire has 

138 Permanent Firemen 
47 Call Firemen 

Albany has 23 public schools. 

Albany has 26 colleges and private schools 

Albany has 335 principals and teachers in 

the public schools. 
Albany has 371 principals and teachers in 

the colleges and private schools. 
Albany has 13,161 pupils in the public 

schools. 

Albany has 5,955 students in the colleges 

and private schools. 
Albany has 12 libraries (including 

branches). 
Albany has 535, 263 books in the libraries. 
Albany has 483,681 pamphlets in the 

libraries. 

Albany has 265,011 manuscripts in the 
libraries. 



Albany has 73 churches. 

Albany has 42 clubs. 

Albany has 414 secret societies and other 

similar organizations. 
Albany has 6 Banks of discount. 
Albany has 2 Trust companies. 

The banks and trust companies of 

Albany have 
Capital, $3,250,000.00. 

Surplus and Undivided Profits, 

$4,649,858.95 
Individual Deposits, $49,225,000.56 
Loans and Discounts, $33,069,404.30 

Albany has 7 Savings Banks. 

The Savings Banks of Albany have 
Number of open accounts, 95,967 
Amount of deposits, $67,100,418.78 
Surplus, market value, $3,574,805.10 

Albany has 5 hospitals. 

Albany has 6 railroads entering the city. 

Albany is the third largest mail transfer 
station in the United States, 
being exceeded only by St 
Louis and Chicago. 

Albany is the terminus of the Erie Canal. 

Albany is the terminus of the Champlain 
Canal. 

Albany has 33 passenger steamers daily. 
The largest and finest steamers 
(on inland waters) in the world 
run between Albany and New 
York. 

Albany has 159 passenger trains daily. 

Albany has over 250 freight trains daily. 

Albany has 34.5 miles of street railways. 



Albany is the center of a most convenient 
trolley system, extending 
South— 37 miles to Hudson. 
North— 72 miles to Warrensburgh. 
West— 50 miles to Gloversville. 

Albany has three fire insurance companies, 
one of them established in i8ii 
is the oldest surviving insurance 
company in continuous business 
in the State. 

Albany has the oldest agricultural journal 
in the world. 

Albany has the oldest and largest baling 
press factory in the world, its 
product being shipped to every 
civilized country. 

Albany has the largest factory in the world 
devoted exclusively to the man- 
ufacturing of car heating appa- 
ratus — electric, steam and hot 
water. 

Albany has the largest factory in the 
world for the manufacture of 
embossed dominoes, checkers 
and alphabet blocks. 

Albany has the largest factory in the 
world for the manufacture of 
composition billiard balls. This 
was the first factory of its kind 
in the country. 

Albany has the only factory in the United 
States for the manufacture of 
patent stove specialties. 

Albany has the largest factory in the 
world for the manufacture of 
adhesive pastes. 



Albany has the largest, best equipped and 
and most modern ribbed imder- 
wear plant in the United States. 

Albany has the largest axle grease manu- 
factory in the world. 

Albany was the first city in the world to 
produce a return steam trap. 

Albany has the largest manufactory of 
college caps and gowns in the 
world. 

Albany has the original as well as the 
largest perforated wrapping 
and toilet paper manufactory 
in the world. 

Albany has the largest factory in the 
country for the manufacture of 
paper makers felts. 

Albany has the largest court plaster 
manufactory in the United 
States. 

Albany has the largest manufactory of 
weather strips in the United 
States. 

Albany has shops for the repairing of 
locomotives and cars equal to 
any railroad repair shops in the 
country. 

Albany has one of the largest factories in 
the world for the manufacture 
of gas ranges and appliances. 

Albany has the oldest American manu- 
factory of coal and wood stoves 
and heaters and one of the 
largest factories in the world for 
the manufacture of stoves and 
ranges — the product being 
shipped all over the world. 



Albany has the largest factory in the State 
and one of the largest in the 
country for the manufacture of 
Spring Beds. 

Albany has one of the largest factories 
for the manufacture of Aniline 
dyes in the United States. 

Albany has the only rosin oil distillery in 
the North, with the exception 
of New York and Philadelphia. 

Albany has the oldest plant in the country 
for the manufacture of chilled 
car wheels, and one of the 
largest in the State. 

Albany has one of the largest factories in 
the country for the packing 
of lye. The product going all 
over the world. The factory 
also packs caustic soda, potash, 
caustic potash, and chloride of 
lime. 

Albany has one of the largest and best 
known factories in the United 
States for the manufacture of 
medicinal, photographic and 
technical chemicals. 

Albany has one of the best equipped fac- 
tories in the country for the 
manufacture of tin boxes. 

Albany has one of the largest and the best 
known factories in the United 
States for the manufacture of 
Gas Meters. 

Albany ranks third in the State as a 
wholesale lumber market. 

Albany is not surpassed by any city of its 
size in the country in the man- 
ufacture of packing cases. 



Albany has one of the largest and best 
equipped factories for the man- 
ufacture of fire brick in the 
country. 

Albany's manufacturers of architectural 
iron produce work which in 
quality is second to none in the 
world. 

Albany manufactures one of the best med- 
ium grade lines of Women's, 
Misses' and Children's shoes in 
this country. 

Albany has as large and finely equipped 
printing plants as any city of 
its size in the United States. 

Albany has the best equipped breweries 
in the State, brewing a very 
high grade of beer, 

Albany's factories turn out an exceedingly 
large and fine line of Shirts, 
Collars and Cuffs. 

Albany has a large factory for the manu- 
facture of glazed paper and 
cardboard — one of the oldest 
in the United States. 

Albany has one of the largest factories in 
the United States for the manu- 
facture of Photographic 
mounts. 

Albany's factories turn out a superior line 
of Brushes, Candy, Carriages, 
Caps, Cigars, Corks, Files, Fil- 
ters, Lasts, Pianos, Potato 
Chips, Saws, Stained Glass, 
Steam Traps, Tile, Tobacco, 
etc. 



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